Jack Benny Show, The [08/03/1942]
- Alternative title
- From San Diego Marine Base
- Synopsis
- Radio variety show. ‘Broadcast shortly after the release of TO BE OR NOT TO BE, guest Joan Bennett and regular Mary Livingston (Mary Benny) banter with Jack about his role as a famous Shakespearean actor. Bennett says she cannot believe Jack played Hamlet. He breaks out with a hammy reading of ‘to be, or not to be’, that is the question’. Livingston says ‘someone give him the answer, he does this every five minutes’. Bennett comments on how good his legs are in tights, and that everyone in Hollywood says they look better than Betty Grable’s. Jack says "oh, ho, so that’s why she’s been snubbing me lately" [Michael P. Jensen, Shakespeares After Shakespeare’ [op cit].
- Series
- Jack Benny Show, The
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 8 Mar 1942 at 19:00 (Channel: NBC Red)
- Duration
- 30 mins
Credits
- Director
- Hilliard Marks
- Contributor
- Joan Bennett; Mary Livingston
- Cast
Jack Benny Hamlet
Additional Details
- Production type
- Sitcoms/Variety
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- Notes
- Available for listening free from the OTR.Network Library on http://otr.net
- Reviews
- Jensen, Michael P. ‘Radio’ in Burt, Richard (ed). Shakespeares After Shakespeares: an Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006. (p. 517, entry 2173).
Production Company
- Name
NBC
Online Retailer
- Name
otr.com
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- Web
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- Address
- OTR Cat
PO Box 19234
Lenexa
KS 66285
USA
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Jack Benny Show, The [08/03/1942]". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67405 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)